The power went out in our neighborhood for 24 hours earlier this week, but we had a lot of battery-powered LED lights. These bulb-shaped ones are meant from camping, but you can hang them from chandeliers, curtain rods, hooks, etc. (I might make an adapter with my 3D printer so they can screw into bulb sockets.) They use 3 AAA batteries. They're on sale on Amazon: 2 for $8.
Watch this video. It's pretty cool right? And if you're like, "Yeah, but I bet it doesn't look that great in real life," that's fair skepticism. It does, however, earn… READ THE REST
A little over two weeks ago, writer Tom Scocca published a story on LED light bulbs for New York Magazine that went surprisingly viral (previous BoingBoing coverage here). Apparently, a… READ THE REST
We got a Philips Hue wireless dimmer switch and bulb for our bedroom in 2017 and it has not failed us once. It's not an Internet of Things gadget that… READ THE REST
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TL;DR: The JBL PartyBox offers dynamic audio, 12 hours of playtime, and can connect to a mic or guitar for $299.99 (reg. $399)! Anyone knows this: you can't host a party without a… READ THE REST
